that's when he was a guest of jon stewart and the daily show. he got away with a comment that maybe he should have been pressed on a little harder. we start this week's notable quotables with the president's response to a question about sacrificing our values to ensure national security. >> there are some tradeoffs. i mean, there are times when there are bade folks somewheren the other side of the world and you've got to make a call and it's not optimal. >> that's the first time that the president used the term not optimal. now i want to fast forward a couple of minutes in the interview. this is when you're going to see the discussion change. it focuses now on the administration's response to the benghazi attacks. >> i would say even you would admit it was not the optimal response, at least to the american people as far as us all being on the same page. >> well, here's what i'll say. >> yeah. >> if four americans get killed, it's not optimal. >> right. >> and we're going to fix it. >> huckabee: hm. now, there were people who didn't appreciate th